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March 24
1977-
Fleetwood Mac released, 'Dreams', from their eleventh studio album, Rumours, which became their first and only US No.1 hit single. Stevie Nicks wrote the song in early 1976 at the Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California in around 10 minutes, on a day when she wasn't required in the main studio.
1986-
Van Halen released their seventh studio album, 5150, which became their first album to top the US chart. It was the first of four albums to be recorded with lead singer Sammy Hagar, who replaced David Lee Roth.
2009-
Motown drummer, Uriel Jones, died at age 74 after suffering complications from a heart attack. Jones played on many Motown classics including, 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine' by Marvin Gaye, ‘Cloud Nine’ by the Temptations, and ‘I Second That Emotion’ by Smokey Robinson
2022-
It was reported that Spotify paid $7bn to music industry rights holders in 2021, accounting for almost 25% of the industry's total revenues.
The streaming giant said 52,600 artists earned more than $10,000 from Spotify in 2021. Of those, 130 were paid more than $5m over the last 12 months.
Birthdays Today:
-Dougie Thomson, bassist for Supertramp
-Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years.
-Chad Butler, drummer for Switchfoot
